home run

noun

1
: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases and score a run
2
: an impressive success
the president's speech was a home run

Examples of home run in a Sentence

He hit three home runs.
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The switch-hitting De Vries signed for $4.2 million in January 2024, hit 11 home runs over his last 40 games at low Single-A Lake Elsinore (.275/.400/.563) and in November became the youngest player to homer in the Arizona Fall League since Bryce Harper (2010). Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 The Royals also retained incumbent second baseman Michael Massey, who hit .259 with 14 home runs and 45 RBIs in 100 games last season. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025 Moncada is a career .254 hitter with 93 home runs and 339 RBI. arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2025 In the club’s all-time records, his home run total ranks third. Will Sammon, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for home run 

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of home run was in 1856

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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

home run

noun
: a hit in baseball that allows the batter to go completely around the bases and score a run

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